ديوا dewā S̱. (देव) s. m. 1. A god, a deity. ديوتهان dew-thān (देवस्थान) s. f. A temple, place of idols. 2. (met.) The rain.

دهارا धारा dhārā S s. f. A stream, a current. S. دهارن धारण (r. धृ Hold, bear) dhāraṇ, ver- bal n. s. Holding, bearing, sustaining, upholding, assuming, keeping. See دهارنا dhārnā.

دماغ dimāg̠ẖ A s. m. 1. The brain. دماغ تازه کرنا dimāg̠ẖ tāza karnā, To be pleased. 2. (in Persian, also, damāg̠ẖ) Pride, haughtiness, conceit, spirit, fancy. دماغ چڙهنا damāg̠ẖ chaṛhnā, To be proud with excess of wealth. دماغ کرنا damāg̠ẖ karnā, To be vain, proud, haughty; or rather, to act proudly, &c. دماغ هونا damāg̠ẖ honā, To be vain, haughty, proud. P. دماغي 1. dimāg̠ẖ-ī, adj. Of the brain. 2. da- māg̠ẖ-ī, Vain, frivolous, conceited, proud.

دغدغا dag̠ẖdag̠ẖā A. s. m. Alarm, disturbance, tumult, fear, dread, awe.

دفتي daftī A. s. f. The boards of the binding of a book, pasteboard.

دوان dawān P (from دويدن) part. Running.

دين لين den len S̱. (properly دينا and لينا from दान and लान or देयंलेयं) s. m. Pecuniary trans- actions upon interest, debts and credit; barter, traffick.

دست dast P s. m. 1. Hand, cubit. 2. Stool, purge, evacuation. دست افشان dast-afshān, Extending or moving hands in dancing, in re- linquishing any thing, in anger or in denying. دست آموز dast-āmoz, adj. 1. Tame, familia- rized, tractable. 2. Skilful, dexterous. دست انداز dast-andāz, 1. He who commences a business. 2. An oppressor, a plunderer. دست آويز dast-āwez, s. f. What a man takes with him as the means of promoting his suit; what a man gets into his hand and depends on; a small present which may be given into the hands of a person whose favour is sought, a signature, a note of hand, bond, title-deed, cer- tificate, &c. دست بدست dast ba-dast, 1.

درسي dars-ī A. adj. Relating to reading or study.

دوستي dost-ī P s. f. Friendship, affection.